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UTB completes bridge in six working days despite lockdown

United Trust Bank has completed a bridging loan in six working days, despite the...

The Nottingham supports anti-isolation charity initiative

The Nottingham Building Society is supporting members of our communities at risk of social...

L&G issues new digital trust process

Legal & General Insurance has unveiled a new digital trust process for existing customers. The...

The Mansfield introduces ‘zero contact’ valuations

The Mansfield Building Society is offering an enhanced desktop valuation process while the lockdown...

Twenty7Tec unveils single platform product and criteria sourcing service

Twenty7Tec has claimed to be the first technology provider to deliver product and criteria...

Click2Check launches pre-qualifying tool

Technology firm Click2Check has launched a white-label online solution for mortgage advisers to obtain...

TSB Bank joins IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has announced that TSB Bank has become its...

SmartSearch unveils facial recognition feature

SmartSearch has added a new facial recognition feature to its digital anti-money-laundering (AML) platform. Due...

“Phenomenal” interest for SimplyBiz Group protection events

The SimplyBiz Group's protection events have attracted more than 1000 bookings since their launch...

Royal London appoints group chief financial officer

Royal London has announced the appointment of Daniel Cazeaux as group chief financial officer,...

Four senior appointments at new short-term lender

Short-term lender, Atelier Capital Partners, has announced four senior hires into its credit and...

Kensington restarts 75% LTV lending

Kensington Mortgages has resumed lending across its 75% LTV residential and buy-to-let offerings. The relaunch...

Aldermore makes specialist finance appointments

Aldermore has announced two new appointments to its specialist finance team. Eric DeArmitt and Jack...

Uinsure adds Zurich to panel

Uinsure has added Zurich to its household and buy-to-let panels of UK insurers. Zurich joining...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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